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Early on, it was slow and sometimes sloppy. In the end, it was what Miami needed. With their NCAA Tournament hopes hanging in the balance and a home game against an underwhelming Virginia Tech team on the schedule, the Hurricanes knew they had to put together a solid victory and that’s exactly what they did, capitalizing on another impressive effort from Tonye Jekiri and a dominant second-half showing to earn a 76-52 win over the ACC rival Hokies on Wednesday night. It was a game before which Miami coach Jim Larrañaga had motivational speaker Ric Elias address his team and a game in which the normally-staid veteran coach lost his cool in an emotional moment that only...

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Early on, it was slow and sometimes sloppy. In the end, it was what Miami needed.
With their NCAA Tournament hopes hanging in the balance and a home game against an underwhelming Virginia Tech team on the schedule, the Hurricanes knew they had to put...

As Miami’s women’s basketball team continues its push deeper into ACC play, the Hurricanes will have to adjust to the loss of starter Laura Quevedo, who has left the team and returned to her native Spain, Hurricanes coach Katie Meier confirmed earlier...

More than once, James Coley and Ryan Williams sat together and watched the film.
But this time, the Hurricanes offensive coordinator and the quarterback once weren't analyzing plays from a previous game or studying an opposing defense.
Instead, Coley...

The past month has been an impressive stretch for Duke Johnson.
Miami’s star running back has rushed for more than 100 yards in each of the Hurricanes’ past five games, including a career-high 249 yards at Virginia Tech two weeks ago. He’s become Miami’s...

—Duke Johnson still remembers how helpless he felt, sitting at home.Two weeks after he fractured his ankle against Florida State, the Miami running back was relegated to observer when his Hurricanes teammates took the field against Duke in Durham last...

The Hurricanes haven’t won a road game this season. Next might be their toughest challenge yet: a Thursday night game in Blacksburg against Virginia Tech.
The Hokies have a 207-74-6 record at home. Lane Stadium holds 65,632 people.
Miami coach Al Golden...

The Hurricanes are expected to have a lighter-than-usual schedule in the days ahead before the team shifts its focus to preparing for an Oct. 23 game against Virginia Tech and Miami coach Al Golden has said more than once he hopes the adjusted schedule...

CORAL GABLES — Few members of Miami's special teams unit have forgotten that night last November.
Two fumbled returns led to Virginia Tech touchdowns. A rare mistake by one of the best punters in school history. A driving rainstorm, and eventually, a...

For the better part of two seasons, Miami's defense has been an oft-criticized group.
Several opponents have managed impressive offensive showings against the unit, especially when running the ball. Former players and fans have been vocal about the...

Chad Thomas, a five-star prospect out of Booker T. Washington, was one of the jewels in Miami’s recruiting class. The Hurricanes could have used the defensive end Saturday at Nebraska, but the freshman—sidelined by back spasms—didn’t travel to Lincoln.
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—Duke Johnson has never quite fancied himself the mentor type.
But thanks in part to a shattered ankle, that's exactly what the Hurricanes star has become to his young teammate and fellow running back, Joe Yearby.
This offseason, the two spent plenty of...

For nearly 60 minutes, Miami had the defending national champions on the ropes.
But missed opportunities and mistakes, including a pair of fumbles, a blocked extra point, a missed field goal and several dropped passes, allowed Florida State to chip...

Jermaine Grace arrived at Miami as one of the nation's top-rated linebacker prospects.
A former star at Miramar High, he was a Semper Fidelis All-American who totaled more than 115 tackles as a senior. His college announcement aired on national...

Earlier this week, Miami coach Al Golden said he feared the Hurricanes would be without long snapper/fullback Ronald Regula and kicker Matt Goudis for a bit. Wednesday, Golden announced that both special teamers will miss the rest of the season and will...

After seven games in seven weeks—including three on the road, at night—the Hurricanes will have a chance to get some much-needed rest ahead of their Oct. 23 matchup with Virginia Tech.
The Hurricanes have a bye ahead of their Thursday night game...

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— The Hurricanes have already found themselves in this position twice this season.
After losses to Louisville and Nebraska, Miami has had to dig deep amid criticism of its program and its coaches to rally and avoid losing two straight games. In both...

Before the season started, Hurricanes running back Duke Johnson said he expected the decision about whether to return to Miami for his senior year or declare for the NFL Draft would be one he made together with his mother, Cassandra Mitchell.
The...

CORAL GABLES—Having already suffered two ACC losses in their first six games, the Hurricanes find themselves in the odd position of having to take the field Saturday against Cincinnati in a mid-season, non-conference game that will likely have little...